17-year-old charged in Leduc house party homicide

Jacob Michael Chitze died at a Leduc house party June 18, 2020. (RCMP)

EDMONTON — A 17-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder after a 19-year-old was killed at a Leduc house party in June.

Police were called to the party at 2:05 a.m. on June 18.

EMS pronounced 19-year-old Jacob Michael Chitze dead at the scene.

On Oct. 25, Edmonton police arrested a 17-year-old suspect on an outstanding warrant and laid a second-degree murder charge in connection with Chitze’s death.

The suspect is scheduled to appear in Leduc Provincial Court on Oct. 29.